Date: Tuesday 21st November 2023, 12.30 - 2.o0pm
Venue: Early Cancer Institute, Cambridge
Register: https://eci-seminar-gwen-murphy.eventbrite.co.uk
The seminar series from the Early Cancer Institute aims to connect researchers in the early cancer detection and diagnosis space to share knowledge and spark collaboration. Join fellow researchers for lunch and an opportunity to network.
On Tuesday 21st November we welcome Dr Gwen Murphy from Imperial College London to speak on: ‘Etiologic studies of gastrointestinal cancers: opportunities & implications’.
This event will take place in the Early Cancer Institute, Adrian Way, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ
Lunch is provided from 12:30pm and the talk will begin at 1.00pm followed by a Q&A, please arrive promptly.
Speaker information
Dr Gwen Murphy is a Senior Research Fellow in the Cancer Screening and Prevention Research Group (CSPRG) in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College, London.
Dr Murphy is a cancer epidemiologist whose research explores the role of hormones produced within the gastrointestinal tract in the etiology of gastrointestinal cancers. Her field work investigates risk factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in east Africa and she has coordinated studies in Malawi and Kenya and is a founding member of the African oesophageal Cancer Consortium (AfrECC). In recognition of her research, Dr Murphy has received awards including the Cancer Prevention Research Training Merit Award, Fellows Award for Research Excellence, Intramural Research Award and in 2019 she received an Outstanding Mentor Award from the US National Cancer Institute.
Dr Gwen Murphy earned a PhD in Clinical Medicine from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and an MPH from University College Dublin. Dr Murphy joined the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the US National Cancer Institute in 2006, where she remained until 2019. In 2019 she became Executive Director of Epidemiology at LetsGetChecked, Dublin, before joining Imperial College in 2022.
Register here: https://eci-seminar-gwen-murphy.eventbrite.co.uk
Date:
Tuesday, 24 October, 2023 - 12:30 to 14:00
Event location:
Early Cancer Institute, Adrian Way, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ